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ClinicalTracker.org + Poke: a text when a trial you follow changes status, kept apart from medical advice

ClinicalTracker.org records changes in ClinicalTrials.gov records and links the official source. Poke lives in your messaging apps, so a change on a trial you follow can reach you as a text. Information only, not medical advice.

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Add ClinicalTracker.org to Poke, or forward its alert email, and get a plain text when a trial you follow changes status.
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Example alert. Names and numbers are illustrative.

Key takeaways

The short version.

  • ClinicalTracker.org records the changes it observes in ClinicalTrials.gov records, such as a new status or a revised date, and links each change to the official record.
  • Poke's documentation describes an assistant you chat with in Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp or RCS, and a way to add a custom MCP server by its address.
  • Poke relays and words the message. ClinicalTracker.org supplies the change and the link. The trial's official record and your doctor answer what it means.
  • Nothing here is a listing or built-in integration with Poke, and this setup has not been tested end to end. Whether Poke checks the tracker on its own schedule is untested.
  • This is information only, not medical advice. Health details you share with any assistant are stored by that service.

Who it is for

Who is this pairing for?

  • It is for patients, families and caregivers who follow a few clinical studies and would rather get a short text than open a registry.

  • ClinicalTracker.org watches ClinicalTrials.gov and openFDA, keeps a history of the changes it observes, such as a new status, a revised…

  • ClinicalTracker.org says what changed.

It is for patients, families and caregivers who follow a few clinical studies and would rather get a short text than open a registry. It also suits patient advocates who watch a handful of trials for others.

ClinicalTracker.org watches ClinicalTrials.gov and openFDA, keeps a history of the changes it observes, such as a new status, a revised date, a new site or posted results, and links each one to the official record. Poke is an assistant you message like a contact, and its documentation says it can manage email, reminders, web search and connected integrations.

ClinicalTracker.org says what changed. Poke puts it in a text. Neither judges whether a trial is right for anyone.

Use cases

5 ways people use ClinicalTracker.org + Poke.

  1. Status change

    1. A text when a followed trial changes status

    Add the tracker to Poke, then text it the trials you follow by their registry identifiers. Ask what changed and for the official link. A change such as recruiting to active, not recruiting arrives as one plain line.

    Ask Poke to repeat only what the result says, and to leave out guesses about what a change means.

  2. Near you

    2. A note when a trial starts recruiting near you

    Tell Poke the condition and the area you care about and ask which matching studies list a recruiting status. The tracker reports what the registry says and which sites are listed.

    A registry status of recruiting is not a promise of an open place. The study team confirms whether the site can take new participants.

  3. Forward the email

    3. Forward the alert email and ask for a text

    The tracker can send its own email alerts once you sign up on its site. Forward one to Poke and ask for a short text with the link kept in. This route works today and needs no MCP connection.

    It also keeps working if the connection step gives trouble.

  4. Questions to ask

    4. Turn a change into questions for the study team

    When a change appears, ask Poke to draft two or three questions for the study site, for example whether a revised date affects the visit schedule or whether a new site is open to new participants.

    Poke drafts the questions. The study team and your doctor answer them.

  5. Reminder

    5. A reminder to read the official record

    Ask Poke to remind you in the evening to open the registry link and read the record itself. Its documentation lists reminders among what it manages.

    The record is the source. The text is only a pointer to it.

On your phone

What the alerts look like.

Illustrative

Figure 1

An example text. The trial, dates and sites are made up.

Example alerts. Every name, number and event shown is illustrative.

How to

How do I add ClinicalTracker.org to Poke?

  1. Step 1

    Copy the remote MCP address from [clinicaltracker.org](https://clinicaltracker.org): https://clinicaltracker.org/mcp (full tools, with sign-in) or https://clinicaltracker.org/mcp/public (search only).

  2. Step 2

    In Poke, open [poke.com/integrations/new](https://poke.com/integrations/new). Enter a Name, paste the address into MCP Server URL, add an API Key only if one is asked for, and click Create Integration.

  3. Step 3

    Or use Poke's command line: npx poke@latest mcp add https://clinicaltracker.org/mcp/public -n "ClinicalTracker". Add -k "<key>" only if you have a key.

  4. Step 4

    Text Poke the trials to follow and ask what changed. No tool call? Forward the tracker's alert email to Poke and ask for a short text with the official link.

Poke's MCP servers page describes both routes. Whether the signed-in address works with Poke is untested, so the public search-only address is the fallback. Menus and plans can change. ClinicalTracker.org is not listed by Poke or built into it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Is ClinicalTracker.org an official Poke integration?

No. There is no partnership, listing or built-in integration. Poke lets you add a custom MCP server by its address, and you add the app's address yourself. The app is an AgentStructure.AI app.

Will Poke text me by itself when a trial changes?

That is untested. Whether Poke checks the tracker on its own schedule is unconfirmed. The dependable route today is the tracker's own email alert, forwarded to Poke with a request for a text.

Is this medical advice?

No. ClinicalTracker.org reports what the official registries say and what changed. It does not judge eligibility, rank treatments or predict whether a trial will succeed. Use the trial's official record and ask your doctor.

Is it safe to share health details with Poke?

Health details shared with any assistant are stored by that service. Share only what you are comfortable with, and read Poke's own privacy terms. Trial identifiers are public registry numbers.

What does it cost?

The apps are free during the beta. Poke has free and paid tiers, so check its site for details.

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